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Family searching for boys who surprised kids with teddy bears

Boys gave children teddy bears

A Derry family said a routine trip to the mall led to a random act of kindness. WMUR's Shelley Walcott reports.

Family searching for boys who surprised kids with teddy bears

Boys gave children teddy bears

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Updated: 11:10 PM EDT Jul 21, 2015

DERRY, N.H. —

A Derry family said a routine trip to the mall led to a random act of kindness.

On Friday July 10, Tara Collins was having dinner in the Mall of New Hampshire food court with her two children, Isabelle, 3, and Jackson, 1 1/2.

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"Right before we were done with dinner, three boys approached us and they were probably about 12 years old," Collins said. "And they just set a box down on the table -- a Build-a-Bear box -- and they pulled out the bear and they said, 'Do you think that he would like to have this?' And they pointed to Jackson."

The boys handed the brand new teddy bear to Jackson. Then, Collins said the boys noticed Isabelle and pulled out a second bear.

"And one of the boys leaned down and asked if she'd like it. And she took it," Collins said.

As quickly as they arrived, the boys turned to leave.

"They just went to walk away and I stopped them and said, 'Are you really just giving these bears to us for free?'" Collins asked. "And the boys smiled and said 'we just wanted to make people smile tonight.'"

Collins said her daughter has not put the bear down in 10 days and her son Jackson will be taking his bear to the hospital with him when he goes in for surgery in September.

Collins admitted she was skeptical at first.

"I will not lie. One of the first things I thought was 'Are these stolen?'" Collins said. "Then I realized you can't steal a Build-a-Bear, you have to build it."

She said more than anything, she wants to be able to thank the three pre-teen boys who brought so much happiness to her small children.